Richard Vaux

Richard Vaux (19 December 1816-22 March 1895) was Mayor of Philadelphia (D) from 1856 to 1858 (succeeding Robert T. Conrad and preceding Alexander Henry) and a member of the US House of Representatives (D-PA 3) from 1890 to 1891 (succeeding Samuel J. Randall and preceding William McAleer).

Biography
Richard Vaux was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1816, and he was admitted to the bar in 1837. He took part in a diplomatic mission to Britain before returning in 1839, and he was elected to the State House and then as a delegate to the Democratic state convention in 1840. He served as recorder of deeds in Philadelphia from 1842 to 1849, and he served as President of the Board of Inspectors from 1842 to 1895. Vaux served as Mayor from 1856 to 1858, as a member of the Board of City Trusts from 1859 to 1866. From 1890 to 1891, he served in the US House of Representatives to finish the late Samuel J. Randall's term, and he died in 1895.